COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs Hollins
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Hollins, Virginia
Salem is 99% smaller than Hollins. Hollins earns more, with a median household income $15,313 higher. Hollins has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -11%).
SALEMHOLLINSDIFFERENCE
Total population12917,097−99% vs Hollins
Population density1411,987−1,846
Population growth-11.1%6.1%−17.3 pts
Median age49.543.0+6.5
Male53.7%45.1%+8.6 pts
Female46.3%54.9%−8.6 pts
Foreign-born2.3%8.4%−6.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%73.5%+16.9 pts
Black0.0%13.3%−13.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%4.2%−0.8 pts
Asian2.3%5.0%−2.8 pts
Other4.0%4.0%−0.0 pts
Median household income$62,143$77,456−$15,313
Per capita income$30,697$37,892−$7,195
Poverty rate11.5%8.8%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.402Even
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%26.1%−17.0 pts
Graduate degree6.1%9.0%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation56.3%57.8%−1.5 pts
Median home value$167,500$244,300−$76,800
Median gross rent$500$1,193−$693
Owner-occupied80.6%64.9%+15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%5.3%+21.3 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%44.7%+19.6 pts
Average commute27.220.6+6.6
Worked from home3.5%19.1%−15.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.9%4.7%+7.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024